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Definition of Clarence
1. Noun. A closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers.
Definition of Clarence
1. n. A close four-wheeled carriage, with one seat inside, and a seat for the driver.
Definition of Clarence
1. Proper noun. A ducal title which has been traditionally awarded to junior members of the English and British royal families ¹
2. Proper noun. (surname A=An English) ¹
3. Proper noun. (surnames male given name). ¹
4. Proper noun. A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British. ¹
5. Noun. A kind of carriage popular in the 19th century; a four-wheeled horse-driven vehicle with a glass front and room for four passengers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Clarence
1. a closed carriage [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clarence
Literary usage of Clarence
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"In August he accompanied the king in the invasion of France ; but after the siege
of Harfleur the king sent him home again, along with his brother Clarence, ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1860)
"Clarence was trampled to death. ... As Clarence strove to regain his steed, ...
or was he only of Swinton P Was Clarence slain by the knight or by ..."
3. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United by George Edward Cokayne (1889)
"(b) DUKE OF Clarence (" de (") He was unable to get actual possession of much of
these owing ... Duke of Clarence, as it were of the country about the town, ..."
4. The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar, to the Revolution by David Hume (1810)
"... Banbury —Warwic and Clarence banished—Warwic and Clarence return—Edward IV.
... and execution of the duke of Clarence—Death and character of Edward IV. ..."
5. The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution by David Hume (1789)
"... and execution of the duke of Clarence'——Death and cba- ra"er of Edward \V.
CHAP. \/ OUNG Edward, now in his twentieth year, was of a temper well fitted ..."
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